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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. EA–243–A] 

Application To Amend Authority To 

Export Electric Energy; Tenaska Power 

Services Co. 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Tenaska Power Services Co. 

(Tenaska) has applied to renew its 

authority to transmit electric energy 

from the United States to Canada 

pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA). 

DATES: Comments, protests, or requests 

to intervene must be submitted on or 

before February 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments, protests or 

requests to intervene should be 

addressed as follows: Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability, Mail Code: OE–20, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0350 (FAX 202–

586–5860). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Russell (Program Office) 202–586–

9624 or Michael Skinker (Program 

Attorney) 202–586–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exports of 

electricity from the United States to a 

foreign country are regulated by the 

Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to 

sections 301(b) and 402(f) of the 

Department of Energy Organization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 7151(b), 7172(f)) and require 

authorization under section 202(e) of 

the FPA (16 U.S.C.824a(e)). 

On August 16, 2001, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) issued Order No. EA–

243 authorizing Tenaska to transmit 

electric energy from the United States to 

Canada. That Order expired on August 

16, 2003. On August 14, 2006, Tenaska 

filed an application with DOE to renew 

the export authority contained in Order 

No. EA–243 for a five-year term. 

Tenaska proposes to export electric 

energy to Canada and to arrange for the 

delivery of those exports over the 

international transmission facilities 

presently owned by Basin Electric 

Power Cooperative, Bonneville Power 

Administration, Eastern Maine Electric 

Cooperative, International Transmission 

Co., Joint Owners of the Highgate 

Project, Long Sault, Inc., Maine Electric 

Power Company, Maine Public Service 

Company, Minnesota Power, Inc., 

Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc., New 

York Power Authority, Niagara Mohawk 

Power Corp., Northern States Power 

Company, and Vermont Electric 

Transmission Co. 

In its application, Tenaska indicated 

that, due to an administrative oversight, 

it did not apply for a renewal of Order 

No. EA–243 upon its expiration, despite 

its consistent adherence to the 

conditions enumerated in the Order. In 

its application, Tenaska also stated that 

it would not export electricity to points 

in Canada until such time as DOE grants 

renewed authorization for such exports. 

In connection with its renewal 

application, on September 28, 2006, 

Tenaska submitted a notarized 

declaration of its Associate General 

Counsel indicating that Tenaska’s 

failure to renew its export authorization 

was inadvertent and there was no intent 

to export electricity unlawfully. That is 

evidenced by the fact that Tenaska 

continued to file the required quarterly 

reports summarizing the sales it was 

making at the U.S.-Canada border. The 

declaration states that TSP has 

developed internal safeguards to ensure 

that future applications for renewal of 

its export authorization are timely filed. 

The declaration also stated that 

Tenaska understood its sales of 

electricity at the U.S.-Canada border to 

have occurred on the U.S. side of the 

border and Tenaska is uncertain 

whether the purchasers of that 

electricity have in fact taken the power 

into Canada or simply resold it to third 

parties at the U.S. border delivery point 

or resold the power within markets 

operated by Regional Transmission 

Organizations (RTO’s) in the U.S. that 

are accessible to the border. Out of an 

abundance of caution, Tenaska reported 

these transactions in its quarterly 

reports submitted to DOE in compliance 

with the terms of its export 

authorization and has not, and will not, 

engage in similar transactions that could 

arguably be regarded as an export until 

such time as DOE renews its export 

authorization in this proceeding. 

DOE expects exporters of electric 

energy to obtain the necessary 

authorization from DOE to export 

electricity and to abide by the terms and 

conditions established for such export 

in the Orders issued by DOE, including 

any term limit for the authorization and 

the requirement to create and preserve 

full and complete records and file 

quarterly reports. Failure to first obtain 

an Order authorizing the export of 

electricity, or continuing to export after 

the expiration of such an Order, may 

result in a denial of authorization to 

export in the future and subject the 

exporter to sanctions and penalties 

under the FPA. DOE also expects 

transmitting utilities owning border 

facilities and entities charged with the 

operational control of those border 

facilities, such as Independent System 

Operators or RTO’s, to verify that 

companies seeking to schedule an 

electricity export have the requisite 

authority from DOE to export such 

power. 

Procedural Matters: Any person 

desiring to become a party to these 

proceedings or to be heard by filing 

comments or protests to this application 

should file a petition to intervene, 

comment, or protest at the address 

provided above in accordance with 

§§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of each 

petition and protest should be filed with 

DOE on or before the date listed above. 

Comments on the Tenaska application 

to export electric energy to Canada 

should be clearly marked with Docket 

EA–243–A. Additional copies are to be 

filed directly with Norma Rosner 

Iacovo, Associate General Counsel, 

Tenaska Power Services Co., 1701 E. 

Lamar Blvd, Suite 100, Arlington, TX 

76006 AND Neil L. Levy and David G. 

Tewksbury, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 655 

Fifteenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

A final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, and a determination is 

made by the DOE that the proposed 

action will not adversely impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above and at http:// 

www.oe.energy.gov/304.htm. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 

2007. 

Anthony J. Como, 

Director, Permitting and Siting, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. E7–701 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EF06–2011–001] 

Bonneville Power Administration; 

Notice of Filing 

January 11, 2007. 

Take notice that on December 26, 

2006 Bonneville Power Administration 

filed an errata to the Tables RDS 05, 

RDS 06 and COSA 06 in the Wholesale 

Power Rate Development Study 


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Documentation, Volume 1, included in 

its 2007 Final Wholesale Power Rate 

Proposal filed on July 28, 2006, 

pursuant to 18 CFR § 300.10(h) of the 

Commission’s regulations for the 

Federal Power Marketing 

Administrations. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible online at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on January 25, 2007. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–666 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. QF06–273–000] 

City of Rocky Mount, NC; Notice of 

Filing of Self-Certification of Qualifying 

Status of Cogeneration Facility 

January 11, 2007. 

Take notice that on June 9, 2006, as 

completed on December 22, 2006, the 

City of Rocky Mount, NC filed a notice 

of self-certification of qualifying status 

of a cogeneration facility, pursuant to 18 

CFR § 292.207(a) of the Commission’s 

Regulations. 

This qualifying cogeneration facility 

consists of a total of 2900 kW of 

packaged diesel engine generator sets 

operating on No. 2 fuel oil. The 

packages are set on concrete pads. The 

units are self-contained, including all 

necessary switchgear and controls. The 

electricity is generated at 480 V, 3 

phase, 60 Hz. The facility is located at 

6792 Corporate Parkway, Rocky Mount, 

North Carolina 27804. 

This qualifying facility interconnects 

with the City of Rocky Mount’s electric 

distribution system. The facility will 

provide standby power and occasionally 

supplementary power to The 

Cheesecake Factory. 

A notice of self-certification does not 

institute a proceeding regarding 

qualifying facility status; a notice of selfcertification provides notice that the 

entity making filing has determined the 

Facility meets the applicable criteria to 

be a qualifying facility. Any person 

seeking to challenge such qualifying 

facility status may do so by filing a 

motion pursuant to 18 CFR 

292.207(d)(iii). 

This filing is accessible online at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC. 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–660 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL07–29–000] 

City of Vernon, CA; Notice of Filing 

January 11, 2007. 

Take notice that on December 28, 

2006, City of Vernon, California filed 

revisions to its Transmission Revenue 

Balancing Account Adjustments for the 

calendar year of 2007, consistent with 

its Transmission Owner Tariff filed with 

the Commission in Docket No. EL00–

105–000, and with California 

Independent System Operator’s 

Corporation’s FERC Electric Tariff No. 7, 

Second Replacement Transmission 

Control Agreement. 

Any person desiring to intervene or to 

protest this filing must file in 

accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of 

the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). 

Protests will be considered by the 

Commission in determining the 

appropriate action to be taken, but will 

not serve to make protestants parties to 

the proceeding. Any person wishing to 

become a party must file a notice of 

intervention or motion to intervene, as 

appropriate. Such notices, motions, or 

protests must be filed on or before the 

comment date. On or before the 

comment date, it is not necessary to 

serve motions to intervene or protests 

on persons other than the Applicant. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper using the 

‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 14 copies 

of the protest or intervention to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

This filing is accessible online at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for 

review in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room in Washington, DC 

There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the 

Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive e-mail notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please e-mail 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 


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